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J.- B. GLEAVELAND.

V FENCE. No. 392,948. Patnted Nov. 18, 1888.

TATES NITED FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,948, dated November 13, 1888.

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To all whom it 11mg concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN B. GLEAVELAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fences, and has special reference to that class known as barbwire fences, the object of the invention, primarily, being to produce a combined metal rod and wire fence which shall be cheap, du rable, ornamental, and which may be quickly set up and adjusted. Heretofore in the manufacture of fences of this class havinghorizontal bars or pipes extending from post to post the bars or pipes were immovably secured to the post at the caps or extreme upper ends of the posts, which construction precluded the possibility of extending a barbed strand of wire above the bar or pipe, thus in a measure depriving the fence of its merits as a safeguard against trespass and intrusion, such construction permitting any one to readily vault or climb over the fence. I

The chief object of my invention is to, so construct the pipes, posts, and their connections that one or a series of pipes may be quickly secured to the posts and readily adjusted to any desired position thereon, whereby a strand or a series of strands of barbed or other wire may be stretched above the said pipe or pipes, and also to provide a connection between the pipe and post of such construction that the pipes may be inclined more or less when setting the fence to grades of different pitch.

My invention consists in the special construction, combination, and arrangement of the several parts of the fence, substantially as hereinafter set forth and claimed.

Figure 1 represents in front view a portion of wire fence constructed in accordance with my invention, said figure showing one cornerpost (or gate-post) and one intermediate or line post; Fig. 2, an enlarged detail in side elevation of one of the clips which engages the post and supports the pipe; Fig. 3, an enlarged sectional detail of one of the line-posts, showing the manner in which the staples or eyes that encircle the wires of the fence are secured thereto; Fig. 4, a plan View of one of the pipe-holding clips, said figure showing the clip as having a straight or horizontal pipeholding projection; Fig. 5, a modified form of clip shown in side elevation; and Fig. 6, a plan view of a clip having twoprojecting lugs extending out at right angles to each other, which clip is intended to be used with a cornor-post.

In the drawings, A represents the gate or corner post; B, the intermediate or line post; 0, the barb-wire strands; D, the pipe or tube which connects the posts, and E the clip that supports the pipe and adjustably secures it to the posts.

The posts A B will preferably be constructed of gas-pipe or tubing of suitable diameter, the one,A, or corner-post, being of greater diameter than the one B, both of which posts will have a suitable cap or ornament, to, at the upper end.

As will be noticed by reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings, the line-post B has a series of perforations, b, therein, they being arranged in pairs, the pairs being a suitable distance apart; and" it will also be noticed that the lower one of each pair of perforations extends through but one side of the hollow post,while the upper perforation extends entirely through the post. Inserted into each pair of these perforations are the prongs of a U-shaped staple, F, the lower prong of which is shorter than the upper prong and extends into the lower perforation of the pair to which it belongs, while the upper longer prong thereof extends entirely through the post in the upper perforation and is turned over or clinched against the post at its end, the U-end of the staple projecting far enough to allow a wire to be inserted between it and the post.

The object of having but one perforation of a pair extended entirely through the post and having one short prong upon the staple is that in setting the staples the end of the short prong will abut against the opposite inner wall of the post, which will not only gage the distance the U -end projects, but will permit a pressure to be put upon said end to hold the staple firmly while turning over or clinching the protruding long prong of the staple, which is a great advantage, as it insures uniformity in the distance'of projection of and saves time in setting the staples.

The wires 0 of the fence are secured to the corner-posts in the usual manner by clips G or other devices upon the main or corner posts and are extended through staples upon the line-posts, which wires will preferably be of twisted sheet-steel, or What is known as steelribbon or buckthorn wire. I do not desire, however, to limit myself to any particular form or fence-wire, as any kind might be used.

The pipe or tube D is secured to posts A B by the clips E, which are adjust-ably secured to said posts. These clips, which are preferably constructed of cast metal,have each an eye, 6, to encircle the post, and have one or more outwardly-projecting circular lugs or pins, 6", which enter the open end or ends of the pipe and support it, said clips when adjusted upon the post to the desired position being keyed or otherwise secured thereto, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. These clips when connected to the post of a fence to be set up on even or level ground will preferably have straight projecting pins or lugs e to enter the open end of the pipes D; but where the fence is to be set up at an incline to accommodate it to grades of different pitch the projections c will have a spherical, or approximately spherical, head, 0 to enter the end of the pipe or tube to permit said pipe to be inclined more or less, as desired, to correspond to the grade of the ground upon which the fence is set, as clearly shown in Fig. 5,

such construction forming a good support for the pipe and allowing it to be adjusted todifferent angles without inconvenience.

Instead of keying the adjustable clip E to the post, it is obvious that a set-screw might be used to secure the same in place.

I am aware that a fence has been provided with clips having screw-threaded sockets to receive the screw-threaded end of a rod, and this construction I do not desire to claim.

I claim- '1. 'The combination, in a wire and metal tube fence, of the tubular posts A B, wires 0, connected therewith, the cast or wrought metal clips E, having the eyes 6 to engage the posts, and the solid right-angle lugs e formed integral therewith, having smooth unthreaded peripheries and being in diameter slightly less than the interior diameter'of the tubes E, said clips being keyed to the posts, and the tubes or pipes D, having smooth unthreaded interior ends loosely encircling the lugs e of the clips E, all substantially as shown,and for the purpose described.

2. In afence, the combination,with the post, of a metallic ring adjustably secured to the post and having right-angle projections with enlarged sphericallyshaped ends to enter the ends of pipes or tubes, which are removably connected therewith, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a wire fence, the hollow post B, having perforations Z) therein arranged in pairs, one perforation of each pair extending entirelythrough the postand one perforation extending through only one wall of said post, in

combination with the staple 13, one prong of which is long and extends entirely through the post and is clinched upon the opposite side, and one prong of which is short and extends into said post and abuts at its end against the opposite inner wall, substantiall y as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. OLEAVEL AND.

\Vitnesscs:

J OSEPH A. MINTURN, N. E. O. WHITNEY. 

